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GEORGE MEEKER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

APPARATUS FOR CURING DISEASES OF THE SKIN, BLOOD, 84.0

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 508,231, dated November 7, 1893.

Application filed September 7, 1892 Serial No. 445,242. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE'MEEKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and Stateof New J ersey, have invented certain new and useful Innprovements in Apparatus for Curing Diseases of the Skiii, Blood, &c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference to a new in strument or apparatus for the cure of certain diseases of mankind, such as catarrhal, scrofulous, or syphilitic diseases, and all diseases caused by atmospheric conditions, such as 1a grippe, &c.; the primary object of theinvention being to produce an apparatus or instrument for this purpose, which shall cause, by means of electrical light and heat, to increase the circulation of the blood of the person to be treated, and thereby open the pores of the skin, whereby the impure element is eliminated and the poisonous material is removed to the surface, and thereby restoring the parts at fault to their healthful condition. v

With these ends in view the invention consists of the arrangement of an electric light and reflectors, for reflecting the light direct, or through colored glass, upon the body and subjecting the same to different light-rays according to the nature of the ailment to be treated. I

The invention consists, furthermore, in certain other novel arrangements and combinations of parts, such as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

In the accompanying two sheets of drawings, Figure lis a side view of my instrument of cure, illustrating the position of a person while under, treatment. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the device. Fig.3 is a front view of that part of the apparatuscomprising therein, the reflector, electric light, and the sliding pane of glass. Fig. 4 1s a horilar in shape, substantially as shown, and are connected at the top by means of a cross piece a and at the back by a frame-work consisting essentially of side pieces a a secured at right angles to said side pieces a, a, as will be evident from Fig. 4. Said pieces a a are connected at the bottom by a piece a whereby'an opening a is caused by this arrangement of these pieces. Said side pieces a a have in their exposed edges, grooves or slides a as will be seen from Fig. 2, and in said grooves or slides are adjustably arranged one or more glass plates 1), of any desirable color. In order to arrange said plates or. panes of glass in the grooves or slides a, the crosspiece a. is preferably provided with a slot or opening a, through which the pane of glass may be inserted into the slides or grooves a The glass pane is suspended from two strings c, 0, provided with rings c or any other well known means, attheir lower ends, for attaching them to the glass-pane, and the free ends of these strings are secured to any suitable fastening'devices d, as will be evident from Fig. 3.

The front edges of the side pieces a, a, are preferably provided with grooves a into which may be made to fit the tongues e on the side pieces 6, e, of a suitable screen E. The sides 6, e of the screen are preferably hinged to the back 6 of said screen, as represented in the drawings.

Directly behind the opening 01, formed by the frame-work 0.,(13, a and 01. I have arranged a reflector F, which is of a peculiar construction, whereby it is especially adapted for its use in the device or apparatus. 'Said reflector is preferably made from sheet metal and in its cross section forms a parobolic curve, as will be seen from Fig. 4. The top portion and the bottom portion of said reflector F are connected by meansofthe metallic side pieces f and f, which are arranged at the properangles to reflect the raysof a light within the reflector downward and upward respectively, through the colored glass and upon the person seated on a stoolin the chamof the patient.

her formed by said screen E. Said sides f and f may be provided with openings f and f 3 respectively, each of which is provided with a suitable cap f and f thus forminga small chamber at each end of the reflector. Upon tracks or guides g in said reflector F, is adj ustably arranged an arc lamp h, the body of which has arms h and small grooved wheels 7L2 which move on said track g. lhe shank or post 71 at the top of the lamp, from which it is suspended, projects through the top of said box f on the top of the reflector and to an eye 7r in said shank is attached the end of a rope j, which passes over alifting device secured to the ceiling above, or said rope may pass over a Windlass I directly arranged on the top of the apparatus. In the present instance, the same consists essentially of a frame portion 2', a shaft 4;, a pulley or grooved wheel 2' thereon and a ratchet wheel 2' and pawl i. The cord j passes over the wheel '5 and by means of turning a crank i on a shaft '5 is wound upon or unwound from said shaft. By this means the light can be suitably raised or lowered, according to which part on the body of the patient itis necessary to center the light-rays. Of course it will be evident, that any means for raising and lowering the lamp may be used, and furthermore, the boxes f and f 5 on the top and bottom of the reflector F may be dispensed with when the reflector is greatly increased in size. The chambers formed by these boxes, in the present form of construction, are merely to receive the upper and lower end portions of the arc lamp, when it becomes necessary to raise or lower the same to very near the top or the bottom of the reflector.

Any arc lamp of any suitable construction and of any sufficient power may be used, as will be understood. The wires to the arc lamp are connected with wires it, which lead to a switch-board 70 and from this board wires 70 communicate with a suitable rheostat k, for varying the strength or intensity of the light, when necessary. Of course, this rheostat may be of any well known construction and can be directly attached to the frame work of the apparatus, but it may be placed in the line of wire outside of the apparatus, or it may be entirely dispensed with, if desirable.

Upon the upper edges of the screen E, is placed a frame, which consists of a collar Z to be passed over the head and around the neck From said collar Z extend several arms Z provided with claws Z of which there may be one, or two, or more, on each arm Z, whereby the collar Z may be raised or lowered to suit the position of the person behind the screen. Ablanketm is then placed around the neck of the patient and upon said collar, so that it is thrown over the horns a on the side pieces a of the f rame-work of the apparatus and over the edges of the screen E, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The operation of the apparatus is briefly as follows :-The patient places himself or herself behind the screen E, upon a seat, and by adjusting the glass pane and the arc lamp, the light-rays can be reflected on any diseased part of the body, and if it is desirable to increase the strength of the light, this is done by means of the rheostat. When a person is subjected to this treatment, he or she immediately begins to perspire profusely, whereby all poisonous and dead material is abstracted from the body and new life is given. After the body has thus been treated for the proper length of time, disinfectants in the form of a spray are forced upon the body, which prevents the poison from again entering the system.

As will be evident from the drawings, the carbons and the reflectors are preferably arranged at an angle to the plane of the base of the apparatus, but although the best results are obtained by this arrangement, such arrangement is not absolutely necessary.

As will be understood, I may use difierent colored glass panes, for certain diseases must have an application of blue light-rays, while certain other diseases are treated to a different light such as red or yellow. The luminous heat thus destroys the dangerous microbes or other poisonous foreign material accumulated in the body and throws them out of the system by perspiration, at the same time vitalizing and animating the nervous and mental powers. This apparatus, therefore, is of the greatest advantage in the treatment of diseases of the blood, skin and nerves.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In an apparatus for curing diseases, the combination, with a reflector and a light arrangedtherein, of a frame provided with an adjustably arranged glass pane, a screen forming a chamber in front of said pane, and a blanket support removably and adj ustably arranged on said screen, consisting essentially of a collar Z, arms Z', and holding claws Z substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In an apparatus for curing diseases, the combination, with a reflector and an electric light arranged therein, of a frame consisting of two side pieces a having grooves a a glass pane adapted to slide in said grooves, a screen forming a chamber in front of said pane, and a blanket support removably and adjustably arranged on said screen, consisting essentially of a collar Z, arms Z, and holding claws Z substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In an apparatus for curing diseases, the

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ber in front of said pane,,and an adjustably 5 arranged blanketsupport on saidscremcofl GEORGE MEEKER' sisting esseptially of a collar Z, arms Z, and Witnesses: holding claws Z substantially as and for the FREDK. O. FBAENTZEL,

purposes set forth. WMLH. OAMFIELD, "Jr. 

